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Karine Vila Real Nunes1, Eliane Ignotti, Sandra de Souza Hacon.
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The aim of this study was to analyze the association between the exposure to fine particulate matter and circulatory disease mortality rates in the elderly living in the Brazilian Amazon. An ecological study of circulatory disease, acute myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease mortality rates in micro areas of the Brazilian Amazon was carried out. The environmental exposure indicator used was percentage hours of PM(2.5) concentrations > 25µg/m(3) divided by the total number of estimated hours of PM(2.5) in 2005. The association between exposure and circulatory disease mortality rates was strongest in the oldest age group. No significant statistical association was found between cerebrovascular disease mortality rates and exposure. Circulatory disease mortality rates in the elderly living in the Amazon have been influenced by atmospheric pollution from emissions caused by forest fires.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23532293 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2013000300016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cad Saude Publica ISSN: 0102-311X Impact factor: 1.632